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Arrest In Huron-Kinloss Standoff

Huron-Kinloss | by
Claire McCormack

An eight hour standoff in Huron Kinloss has ended with the arrest of a man.

An eight hour standoff in Huron Kinloss has ended with the arrest of a man.

South Bruce OPP say crisis negotiators, the emergency response team, tactics and rescue unit and canine unit responded to the incident at about 5 Sunday morning where a man had barricaded himself in a residence on Bruce Road 1.

Police say the standoff came to an end when the tactics and rescue unit entered the residence and arrested the man.

OPP have not released the man's name, but say he is charged with Assault with a Weapon, Possession of a Weapon for a Dangerous Purpose, uttering death threats and mischief.